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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 292
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 107.59 crore
More than 27 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 107.59Crore  today. More than 27 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10379464
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2nd Dose
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9248817
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18372222
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2nd Dose
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15995212
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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422499223
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2nd Dose
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147588531
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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175864875
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2nd Dose
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98079512
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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110330354
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2nd Dose
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67570149
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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737446138
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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338482221
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Total
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1075928359
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 3rd November, 2021 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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74
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2nd Dose
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6501
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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173
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2nd Dose
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14771
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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742970
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2nd Dose
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1159790
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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194071
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2nd Dose
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354533
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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117230
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2nd Dose
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184783
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1st Dose Administered in Total
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1054518
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2nd Dose Administered in Total
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1720378
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Total
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2774896
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism organises ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ Webinar on “Relevance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 21st Century”
The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series held its 73rd webinar titled “Relevance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 21st Century” on 22nd January 2021. The webinar was presented by Shri Chandra Kumar Bose, the Spokesperson and Convener of the Open Platform for Netaji. Shri Chandra Kumar Bose has worked on social issues and is associated with Indian Socialist Democratic Forum , an organisation conducting awareness programmes for the people on Human Rights in India. He has been associated with Netaji Subhas Foundation  operating out of Kolkata and London. NSF is a Research institute involved with unravelling the story of the Azad Hind Fauj and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
The country is commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 23rd January 2021. The Government has decided to observe this day as “Parakram Diwas’ every year. This webinar held on 22nd January as a tribute to the life and the contribution Netaji made to India's freedom struggle. The Philosophy, Ideology &the Vision of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for united & progressive India where the main concern and objective was liberating India from British rule, exploitation and oppression along with thrust on overall development of India on social, economic and political front.
The Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series is presented in technical partnership with National e Governance Department, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The Sessions of Webinar are now available on the https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbzIbBmMvtvH7d6Zo_ZEHDA/featured
and also on all social media Handles of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM inaugurates Pakyong Airport, as air connectivity reaches Sikkim
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Pakyong Airport in Sikkim. This is the first airport in the Himalayan State, and the 100th airport in the country.
Addressing a large public gathering on the occasion, the Prime Minister described the day as a historic one for Sikkim, and an important one for India. He said that with Pakyong Airport, the country has hit a century of airports. The Prime Minister also mentioned the young cricketer from Sikkim, Nilesh Lamichanay, who recently became the first cricketer from the State to score a century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
The Prime Minister said that Pakyong Airport would greatly ease connectivity to Sikkim. He said that in order to ensure that it is useful to the common man, this airport is part of the UDAN scheme.
The Prime Minister said that emphasis is being given to enhance both infrastructural and emotional connectivity in the entire North Eastern region, at a rapid rate. He said he has personally visited the North Eastern States several times to review development work. Besides this, he added, Union Ministers also regularly visit the region. He said the results of this are visible on the ground. He mentioned enhanced air and rail connectivity, better roads, big bridges etc.
The Prime Minister said that out of 100 airports in the country today, 35 have been operationalized in the last four years.
The Prime Minister mentioned Sikkim's progress in organic farming. He mentioned that the Union Government has initiated the "Mission Organic Value Development for North Eastern Region."
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
DG Shipping organises Road show and MoU signing ceremony
61 MoUs worth Rs. 20,000 Crore signed
Employment opportunities for 50,000 seafarers
Mumbai, 27th February, 2021
The Directorate General of Shipping organised a Road show and MoU signing ceremony today, 27 February 2021. This road show and ceremony has been organised as the prelude to the Maritime India Summit, 2021 which is scheduled to be held on virtual platform https://www.maritimeindiasummit.in from 2nd to 4th of March, 2021 by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Welcoming the gathering Shri Kumar Sanjay Bariar, Addtional Director General of Shipping informed that national and international stakeholders will be participating in this summit from all parts of the world. He invited the industry stakeholders to largely take part in various sessions, exhibitions, stalls and business talks. He stressed that the MIS-21 is platform for attracting huge investment, creation of business and employment opportunities in the maritime sector.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Amitabh Kumar, IRS, DG Shipping informed that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the summit on 2nd of March at 11:45 AM. During the MIS-21 the PM will also inaugurate a prestigious and strategic facility established by the Directorate General of Shipping namely ‘SAGARMANTHAN’, the Mercantile Maritime Domain Awareness Centre  located in Mumbai. The objective of the summit is to steer India to the forefront of the global maritime sector. The bold policy initiatives taken by the government in the past few years have raised the enthusiasm of the all stakeholders of the Maritime Industry. The summit will also conduct various thematic and interactive sessions in which speakers of international repute will be giving presentations on topics on latest trends.
This event was witnessed by more than 500 participants from across the world. To take forward the objective of the summit for exploring new business opportunities, 61 national and international MoUs were signed to the tune of investment over Rs, 20,674.13 Cr., which is expected to be generating employment opportunities for around 50,000 seafarers in five years.
MOUs signed in various subsectors of the Indian Maritime Industry is as below:
- Ship Acquisition for registration under Indian flag
- Promotion of Ship building
- Ship repair 
- Environment 
- Employment for Indian seafarers
- Sponsorship for higher education, Skill Development and establishment of new training academies in India.
For further information, the MIS, 2021 website www.maritimeindiasummit.in can be accessed.RT/DL/DR
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Ministry of Finance
Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 9,871 crore released to 17 States
Total Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 19,742 crore released to States in last 2 months
The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance today released the 2nd monthly installment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit  Grant of Rs. 9,871 crore for the year 2021-22 to 17 States.
With the release of 2nd installment, a total amount of Rs. 19,742 crore has been released in the first two months of the current financial year as Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant to the states. State-wise details of the grant released on Thursday and total amount of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant released to the States in 2021-22 is enclosed.
The Centre provides the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant to the States under Article 275 of the Constitution. The grants are released as per the recommendations of the Finance Commission in monthly installments to meet the gap in Revenue Accounts of the States post devolution. The 15th Finance Commission has recommended Post Devolution Release Deficit grants to 17 States.
The States recommended for Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant are: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
The eligibility of States to receive this grant and the quantum of grant was decided by the Commission based on the gap between assessment of revenue and expenditure of the State. Assessed devolution for the financial year 2021-22 was also taken into account by the Commission.
The Fifteenth Finance Commission has recommended a total Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 1,18,452 crore to 17 States in the financial year 2021-22. The grant is released to the States in 12 monthly installments.
State-wise Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant Released
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S. No.
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Name of State
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Amount released in May 2021


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Total amount released in 2021-22


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Andhra Pradesh
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1438.08
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2876.16
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Assam
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531.33
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1062.66
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Haryana
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11.00
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22
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Himachal Pradesh
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854.08
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1708.16
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Karnataka
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135.92
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271.84
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Kerala
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1657.58
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3315.16
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Manipur
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210.33
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420.66
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Meghalaya
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106.58
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213.16
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Mizoram
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149.17
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298.34
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Nagaland
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379.75
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759.5
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Punjab
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840.08
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1680.16
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Rajasthan
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823.17
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1646.34
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Sikkim
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56.50
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113
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Tamil Nadu
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183.67
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367.34
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Tripura
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378.83
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757.66
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Uttarakhand
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647.67
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1295.34
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West Bengal
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1467.25
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2934.5
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Total
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9,871.00
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19,742.00
Ministry of Rural Development
92% MGNREGA wage payments generated on time
In the Financial Year 2018-19, so far 92% wage payments under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act  has been generated within 15 days. This percentage was 26.85% in 2014-15, indicating the remarkable improvement towards making timely payments. The allocation of MGNREGA was also increased to a record Rs. 55,000 crore in 2018-19. So far, the Central Government has released over Rs. 45,070 crore to the States. Including State shares, over Rs. 50,000 crore is available for work so far. On receipt of audited accounts from the State Governments, additional funds are being released this week to ensure sufficient availability in all the States. The thrust on completion of incomplete works is showing with a record Rs. 1.70 crore assets completed in the last 30 months. These assets have been for Natural Resource Management , Water Conservation works, durable assets, and a very large number of Individual Beneficiary Schemes including a 90/95 days’ work availability for poor households in the construction of their own houses under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin . Independent evaluation studies have indicated the success of Natural Resource Management in improving incomes, acreage, productivity, fodder availability, and water table. Similarly, independent assessment of Individual Beneficiary Schemes especially for animal resources has acknowledged their contribution in livelihood diversification and poverty reduction.
So far, 142 crore persondays of work has been generated in the current Financial Year. All States and Districts affected by disaster or drought, based on their submissions have been provided additional persondays. 53% of the total persondays generated has been through women workers. 3.57 lakh differently abled persons have also been given work in the current Financial Year. 65:35  ratio at National level is an indicator of effectiveness and possibility of healthy distribution because of enforcing 60:40 at the District level. High quality assets have been possible on account of this change. Each and every asset under MGNREGS is geo-tagged and available in the public domain for scrutiny. All current works are monitored by geo-tagging have before, during, and after completion to ensure full transparency in all works. Nearly 100% expenditure is now through Electronic Fund Management System  indicating the thrust on quality, transparency, and accountability.
MGNREGS is a demand driven and additional resources will be made available as and when required to ensure that no one is denied work on demand. Adequate steps have been taken to ensure timely payments and mobilization of additional resources when required. Reforms in the programme over the last 3 years have substantially improved the quality of durable assets and convergence for effective livelihood diversification.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
CARA invites public consultation on simplification of adoption process
Last date for public consultation April 3, 2020
Central Adoption Resource Authority  has invited suggestions and feedback for simplification of the adoption process from all stakeholders, including prospective adoptive parents, Specialized Adoption Agencies, Child Welfare Committees, State Adoption Resource Agencies and the general public. Comments may be furnished at: carahdesk.wcd[at]nic[dot]in latest by April 3, 2020.
A national consultation was held by CARA, on January 14, 2020 in New Delhi, to discuss possibilities for improving and streamlining the adoption process. A number of suggestions were received from the stakeholders.
CARA has notified Adoption Regulations, 2017 in January 2017 and the implementation of the adoption programme has been reviewed from time to time. CARA is a Statutory Body of Government of India which promotes and facilitates In –country adoption and regulates Inter-country adoption as Central Authority under the Hague Convention for Inter-country adoptions. It is also mandated to frame regulations on adoption related matters from time to time as per Section 68 of the Juvenile Justice  Act, 2015.
Prime Minister's Office
PM’s Departure Statement ahead of his visit to USA
I will be visiting USA from 22-25 September, 2021 at the invitation of His Excellency President Joe Biden of the United States of America
During my visit, I will review the India-U.S. Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership with President Biden and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. I am also looking forward to meeting Vice President Kamala Harris to explore opportunities for cooperation between our two nations particularly in the area of science and technology.
I will participate in the first in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit along with President Biden, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan. The Summit provides an opportunity to take stock of the outcomes of our Virtual Summit in March this year and identify priorities for future engagements based on our shared vision for the Indo-Pacific region.
I will also meet Prime Minister Morrison of Australia and Prime Minister Suga of Japan to take stock of the strong bilateral relations with their respective countries and continue our useful exchanges on regional and global issues.
I will conclude my visit with an Address at the United Nations General Assembly focusing on the pressing global challenges including the Covid-19 pandemic, the need to combat terrorism, climate change and other important issues.
My visit to the US would be an occasion to strengthen the Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership with USA, consolidate relations with our strategic partners – Japan and Australia - and to take forward our collaboration on important global issues.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice-President to visit Assam on 4th July
Vice-President to attend the 25th Convocation of IIT Guwahati as Chief Guest
 Guwahati.
On his arrival at Guwahati, the Vice-President will visit the Kamakhya Temple to offer his prayers and have darshan.
During his daylong visit, the Vice-President will also interact with students at IIT Guwahati.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Live social media session on Startup India with Suresh Prabhu #AskPrabhu
Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Shri Suresh Prabhu in a live session on social media answered aspiring and existing entrepreneurs who had pressing questions on Startup India and the support which they could expect from the government on 16th May. Wednesday between 4:30 pm and 5pm. Participants used the hash tag #AskPrabhu to put their questions across during the live session.
The Minister answered queries regarding benefits available to entrepreneurs and the support systems that the Government has put in place. He laid emphasis on unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit in the country. He also asked the entrepreneurs to utilize the Startup India hub website for getting more resources andmentoring. Heanswered questions on tax incentives for Startups, , participation of women in entrepreneurship, regulations and overall attitude towards business in our society
The participants whose questions were answered by the Minister were sent a certificate of appreciation signed by the Minister
PIB Headquarters
POSTAL PENSION ADALAT OF TELANGANA CIRCLE WILL BE HELD ON 24th JULY, 2017
The 2nd Regional Postal Pension Adalat of Telangana Circle for the Half – Year ending 31.06.2017 will be held on 24th July, 2017  at 11.00 A.M. Committee Hall, IInd floor, Office of the Chief Postmaster General, Andhra Pradesh Circle, Dak Sadan, Abids, Hyderabad-500 001. The grievances of postal pensioners relating to Pension, Gratuity and Allied matters may be sent to Sri N. Padmanabha Rao, Senior Accounts Officer , % the Postmaster General, Hyderabad Region, 5thfloor, Dak Sadan, Abids, Hyderabad - 500 001 on or before 10.07.2017 Grievance received there after will not be entertained.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
More than 45.37 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 3.29 Crore balance and unutilized doses still available with States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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45,37,70,580
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IN PIPELINE
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11,79,010
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CONSUMPTION
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42,08,32,021
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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3,29,38,559
More than 45.37 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through all sources and a further 11,79,010 doses are in the pipeline.
Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 42,08,32,021 doses .
More than 3.29 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sports Minister Col Rathore says Sportspersons have amazing capacity to do well in every discipline
Ministry of Sports felicitates CWG medal winners with cash awards
Minister of State  Youth Affairs and Sports Col RajyavardhanRathore has said that our sportspersons have amazing capacity to do well in every sport and not just in skill based games. At a function to felicitate the medal winning sportspersons of the recently held Commonwealth Games 2018 here today he said Sportspersons are ambassadors of the country, role models of the youth and every Indian feels proud of them. Terming sports as a soft power, Rathore said “we don’t fund any of the soft powers such as films, cuisine and culture but we fund you”. He further made it clear that there is no dearth of funds for sports but every penny has to be used to its optimum. About 56 sportspersons from 9 sports disciplines including Mary Kom, MirabaiChanu, Neeraj Chopra, SumitMallik, Sushil Kumar, VineshPhogat, Rahul Aware, SainaNehwal, PV Sindhu, KidambiSrikanth, Deepika Pallikal , SouravGhosal, VikasKrishan, Gaurav Solanki, Manu Bhaker, Jitu Rai, TejaswiniSawant, Heena Sidhu, ManikaBatra and others were felicitated with cash awards at the function. Roughly each of the gold medal winner received cash award of Rs 30 lakh whereas the silver winners were given Rs 20 lakh each and bronze winners were awarded Rs 10 lakhs.
Sharing his experience as a sportsman, Col Rathore said there will not be a time when there are no distractions or limitations but we have to learn to concentrate and try to overcome them. The whole journey of sportsmen is in close co-ordination with Sports Authority of India  and the Ministry of Sports and Sports Ministry team is committed to resolve all the issues, he added. The Minister asked them to justify with logic their demands and act responsible. Advising the winning sportspersons for the future he said the accolades will not last for ever whereas the love for the game will.
Ministry of Communications
DoT to conduct online EMF Awareness Session on 28th September
Kochi, September 24, 2021 – Telecommunication services have been playing an extremely important role in our economy and especially during disasters. During the Covid-19 pandemic, a global health crisis, telecom services played a major role in maintaining not only the continuity and functioning of administrative machinery, but also economic and industrial activities apart from facilitating ‘work from home’, education, news, entertainment, social networking, and keeping friends and family connected. The need for telecom services have gone up in an unprecedented manner due to this.
To continue providing seamless connectivity for the growing demand for telecom services and for upgrading to new mobile technologies like 5G, there is an immediate need for faster deployment of towers to expand and improve the coverage. This calls for speedy deployment of towers to expand and improve the coverage. However, due to misconceptions and misinformation, public at some locations are apprehensive whenever a tower is proposed in a residential area. Hence there is an acute and urgent need to create awareness about the reality about radiation from mobile towers.
In this regard, DoT Kerala LSA  is organizing an online EMF Exposure Awareness Workshop on 28th September, 2021 at 11am. The workshop will be addressed by Senior Deputy Director General, Head of Kerala LSA, Dr.P.T.Mathew ITS , Deputy Director General  S.Gopalan ITS and Dr. Suresh Attili, Medical Oncologist, Continental Hospital, Hyderabad. The workshop is open to all and can be attended by joining the following link.
https://coaimeetingroom.webex.com/coaimeetingroom/onstage/g.php?MTID=e83e38a92e1420dae0a5b60747c115b8a
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